Summary:
Conduct economic analyses for transmission rate setting, cost allocation, and pricing initiatives. This individual will play a key role in shaping the utility's wholesale transmission pricing strategies and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements at the state and federal levels. Individual will support the development of the transmission division budgets and the MISO wholesale transmission rates.
Total Rewards:
A typical starting range for this position is $102,000 - $140,000 + annually. We offer market competitive base pay and adjust our offer accordingly based upon the value of the candidate's knowledge, skills and experience. In addition, our Total Rewards strategy focuses on recognizing individual performance and rewarding business results. Our robust Total Rewards package includes exceptional benefits and retirement, a focus on continuous engagement, recognition, personal and professional development, and an emphasis on work-life effectiveness.
Responsibilities: Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Assist with complex economic analysis and analytical reviews on various transmission financial issues that may have a major financial impact to GRE.
- Develop and maintain transmission pricing models to analyze the economic impact of rate changes on members and non-member wholesale transmission customers.
- Support development of the division's annual inter-utility budget, MISO transmission rates and financial analysis in support of the transmission division.
- Prepare and report various transmission financial analysis and forecasting to transmission leadership for decision making purposes.
- Assist in preparing and filing transmission rates with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and regional transmission organizations (RTOs).
- Assist with market research, financial analysis, deterministic modeling, presentation development, business plan preparation and development of complex business assessment models.
Qualifications:
· Four-year degree in finance, economics, mathematics, statistics, data/decision sciences or engineering required.
· 3-5 years of professional experience performing economic analysis and/or data/financial analytics for decision making purposes required.
· 3-5 years of progressive work experience involving optimization/economic modeling, conducting data/financial analysis in an industry with comparable context to the electrical utility industry or within the utility industry required.
· Experience leading independent analysis.
· 1+ years of experience performing economic analysis and/or experience in regulatory affairs within energy or utility sector required.
· Power BI or other related data analysis/visualization tool experience required.
· Python or other programming language experience preferred to leverage modeling automation.
· Skills in the following areas: data mining, data analysis, predictive analysis, analytical reporting, data visualization, business intelligence, and data science.
· Deterministic modeling experience preferred.
· Transmission specific knowledge preferred.
· Knowledge of project assessment, market research techniques, issue analysis and business planning.
· Knowledge of econometric techniques and associated software to support analysis efforts.
· Ability to create financial models, test against various scenarios, extrapolate likely outcomes, and communicate results.
· Ability to perform market research and develop presentations to communicate information to internal and external stakeholders.
· Ability to collaborate with peers to arrive at the appropriate conclusion using compromise, persuasion, rationale, and diplomacy.
· Ability to build & maintain effective work relationships and establish credibility with stakeholders.
· Ability to effectively develop and communicate technical information with individuals and groups.
· Skill, ability and high degree of facility with Excel (e.g. Complex formulas, linking spreadsheets, pivot tables, V-lookup, etc.) and PowerPoint.
Read the full posting.Great River Energy
North Dakota United States
www.greatriverenergy.com/
